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Qatar on the Colbert Report - Not on the Map?

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Well I guess if you're on Colbert, you're now on the map ;-)


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britexpat said Enjoyed it! ...

Notice the name of the architecture correspondent ? - Jew.

Having said that, I think he makes sense. Societies in the West have matured. Big is not neccessarily best. It is more about functionality and long term maintenace costs. Developing nations see these behemoths as a means of saying "WE have arrived".

At least by mentioning Qatar, they re acknowleging its arrival on the world stage.

 

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amnesia said lol he thinks America is ...

lol he thinks America is building the buildings when it's mostly going to Italians, French, and Germans.

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bleu said Comedy ...

Remember, This is a comedy show... He also has a segment when they do a mock interview with Qatar's UN Ambassador.

We should get him here, fully paid expenses with a free satellite feed. Maybe through Aljazeera. (He'll have fun, and so will we).


 

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heero_yuy2 said It's best that Qatar ain't on the map ...

We get our own peace of mind to prosper and develop our lives in this place...

What da hell am I talkin' about?

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RED_POPE said Not enough buildings with ...

Qatar does not have enough buildings with record breaking heights or architecture extravaganza! Except for Dubai, who has the biggest shape bldg.-hat for the pope!

MAYBE IN THE FUTURE!!

 

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SouthLand said :D ...

Colbert Report is funnier than the Daily Show. The crazy thing is these guys get awards in journalism, shows you how bad the other 'news' channels are getting.

 

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baloch said zinest mindded joke ...

zinest mindded joke

 

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MBP said I liked his pronunciation of ...

I liked his pronunciation of Qatar! :)

 

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SurfALot said Did anyone watch the episode last month ...

when he was talking about having a Saudi friend & getting free oil. He showed their photo...it was Shk Hamad's!! Wish I had that screenshot

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